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Idalia, Colorado Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Idalia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Idalia, CO
Sunday, July 5 at 6:54 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
74%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
11:27 PM
Sunset
2:20 PM
Idalia, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIdalia, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 93°
Idalia, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Mostly Clear
    93°59°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    10%
    96°65°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    51%
    100°72°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    51%
    95°69°-5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Showers
    55%
    1.0″
    95°63°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    50%
    91°62°-4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    99°68°+8°
Idalia, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
219° · steady
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 18 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2610SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sw.
Idalia, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
880.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 26.01 inHg
Now
880.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 880886
875880885890-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW885.5879.6879.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Idalia, CO
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.8 µg/m³ (AQI 65), ratio 0.64 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
16.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
26μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.8 µg/m³ (AQI 65), ratio 0.64 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.64
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Idalia, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.3mi
UNLIMITED
164 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
12:54 UTC · Idalia, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
12:54 UTC · Idalia, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Idalia, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Idalia, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Idalia, CO
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
11:27 PM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
2:20 PM
Civil dusk
8:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Idalia, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
11:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Idalia, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Idalia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 80735

16-Day Forecast — Idalia

  1. Sun94°59°2%
  2. Mon96°65°10%
  3. Tue100°72°51%
  4. Wed95°69°51%
  5. Thu95°63°55%
  6. Fri91°62°50%
  7. Sat99°68°9%
  8. Sun105°74°1%
  9. Mon106°77°2%
  10. Tue105°76°5%
  11. Wed107°77°10%
  12. Thu112°77°15%
  13. Fri109°76°21%
  14. Sat105°76°24%
  15. Sun101°70°26%
  16. Mon105°76°24%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Idalia

SPC includes Idalia in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Idalia

  • 80735

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.